Curriculum Overview for Year ¾ Autumn Term 2015 Owls and Squirrels
English
During this term we will look at
a number of English skills linked
to fiction and non-fiction texts.
The children will read, analyse
and explore these texts before
using them as a stimulus for
their own writing. Throughout
the term the children will cover
a range of speaking and
listening, spelling, grammar and
punctuation skills.
Art & Design
The children will be encouraged to develop
ideas from starting points throughout the
curriculum. They will collect information,
sketches and resources. They will adapt and
refine ideas as they progress. The children will
comment on artworks using visual language. Our
focus will be on portraiture and cave paintings.
Visits and visitors
Mathematics
The children will cover the
following areas of mathematics
 Number, place
value and rounding
 Mental addition and
subtraction
 Multiplication and
division:
 Number facts and mental
to written methods
The texts we will cover
 The Queen’s Oran-utan
 Cave baby
 Stone Girl Bone Girl
 A range of
Non- fiction texts
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Geometry: properties of
shapes
Measurement
Written addition and
subtraction
Fractions
Geometry
Statistics
The children will use the
mathematics they have
learnt in a range of cross
curricular situations.
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Modern
Languages
Computing
The children will be taught to code (using
Scratch). They will use motion and use
specified screen coordinates to control
movement. They will set the
appearance of objects and create
changes. The children will create and edit
sounds, control when they are heard and the
volume. They will control the shade of pens.
Social Moral Social Cultural
We will encourage
pupils to identifying
key values and principles on which school and
community life is based. We will be looking at
New beginnings and Getting on and falling out
in our PSHE sessions.
Music
Music this term will
be delivered by
The main focus of
this term will be to Mrs Atkin a specialist
music teacher. This
To speak confidently-French
will focus on: Performing music with control
• Ask others to repeat words or phrases
and awareness of others. To
• Ask and answer simple questions and talk about
compose choosing, ordering,
interests.
combining and control sounds to create an
Science
History
• Take part in discussions and tasks.
effect. They will describe and evaluate music
The children will be asked to consider what a
• Demonstrate a growing vocabulary.
using musical vocabulary to identify areas of
Rocks and Fossils
historian does. They will use evidence to ask
likes and dislikes.
The children will be encouraged to work
questions and find answers to questions about
Physical
Education
Religious
Education
scientifically by asking relevant questions.
the past and suggest suitable sources of
Setting up simple, practical enquiries and
evidence for historical enquiries.
Key question:
The children will develop a range of physical
comparative and fair tests. They will explore
Kings/Queens of England
Would celebrating Diwali at home and in
skills this term. They will focus on basketball,
different rocks and soils. Compare and grouping
The reign of Elizabeth II
the community bring a feeling of
gymnastics, quick sticks hockey, outdoor and
rocks and soils using Venn/Carroll diagrams.
Stone Age
belonging to a Hindu child?
adventurous education and cross country. They
The children will explore uses of rocks and soils How did they live? Civilization
will be provided with opportunities to develop
and how rocks and fossils are formed.
Settlements Scara Brae
Key Question:
their
skills
across
a
range
of
activities.
Food and farming
Has Christmas lost its true meaning?
Religion
Stonehenge
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